noun / verb
glare
A fixed, angry or fierce look at someone or something.
She gives her brother a glare when he interrupts her.
Etymology
The intense-light verb supplied an image for a forceful stare. An angry gaze seems to direct concentrated brightness or fierceness at its target.
More examples
- They glare at each other across the table.
- He ignored the angry glares from the other passengers.
- Stop glaring at me; I didn't break your phone.
Forms
glare · glares · glared · glaring